Editing Mark Mothersbaugh (section)

== Honors and awards ==
Mothersbaugh was honored with the [[Richard H. Kirk|Richard Kirk Award]] at the 2004 [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI]] Film and TV Awards. The award is given annually to a composer of film and television music.<ref name="bmi.com" />

On May 10, 2008, Mothersbaugh was awarded an [[Honorary degree|honorary doctorate]] of [[humanities|humane letters]] from Kent State University.<ref>{{cite web |work=[[Forbes]] |title=America's Best Colleges 2010 |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/94/best-colleges-10_Kent-State-University_94212.html |access-date=September 9, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105512/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/94/best-colleges-10_Kent-State-University_94212.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On May 28, 2016, Mothersbaugh was awarded the key to the city of Akron during a ceremony at the [[Akron-Summit County Public Library]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Garrett |first=Amanda |url=http://www.ohio.com/news/local/mark-mothersbaugh-gets-key-to-city-unlocks-creative-door-for-his-hometown-akron-to-see-his-world-1.686473 |title=Mark Mothersbaugh gets key to city, unlocks creative door for his hometown, Akron, to see his world |newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal |date=May 28, 2016 |access-date=July 23, 2016 |archive-date=August 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805045254/http://www.ohio.com/news/local/mark-mothersbaugh-gets-key-to-city-unlocks-creative-door-for-his-hometown-akron-to-see-his-world-1.686473 |url-status=live }}</ref>